Penstemon occiduus

Plant Information

Species:

occiduus

Species Authority:

Straw

Subgenus:

Penstemon

Section:

Fasciculus

Subsection:

Fasciculi

Habit:

herbaceous perennial

Habit Woodiness:

herb

Lifespan:

long-lived

Plant Height - Min:

5.00dm

Plant Height - Max:

6.00dm

Habitat Description:

Found in an area far distant from either of the other species to which it is most closely related.

Distribution Range:

Collected in the Sierra Madre Occidental, sixty miles south of Guadalupe and Calvo, Chihuahua.

Elevation - Min:

2200.00m

Elevation - Max:

2600.00m

Other Notes:

This species differs from P. gentianoides in its acute rather than acuminate leaves, which are finely puberulent on the upper surfaces, and from P. leonensis in its somewhat larger flowers. The name, occiduus, alludes to its western location.

First Bloom:

June

Last Bloom:

September

References:

Straw RM. 1961. The penstemons of Mexico: Penstemon hartwegii, Penstemon gentianoides, and their allies. Boletin de la Sociedad Botanica de Mexico. 27:1-35.